Well hello everyone the few weeks we will be looking at some clever creatures starting with the magnetic termite.

The Magnetic Termite can be found in the Northern Territory, they build moulds that are cleverly designed to help them survive all kinds of weather, including floods.

These moulds are twice the size of a human and they’re built in flat shapes along as axis that helps them avoid the full force of the sun.

Magnetic Termite Mounds are exclusive to Northern Territory and named due to the wedge-shaped aligned with its main axis running north and south. Therefore, mounds are mysteriously aligned to the earth’s magnetic field

“Perhaps most exciting of all — the mounds are extremely old up to 4,000 years, similar to the ages of the pyramids.” The mounds are largely hidden from view in the fully deciduous, semiarid, thorny-scrub caatinga forests unique to northeastern Brazil.

Good morning I am feeling better in myself except for the watering eye.

During the middle ages there was on average one church for every 200 people.

The worlds largest alphabet is the Cambodian one with 74 letters.

Martin Luther King Jr was originally named Micheal like his father at the age of 5 his father changed both their names to Martin.

Birds played a role in aerial warfare during WW1, because of their acute hearing parrots were kept on the Eiffel Tower to warn of approaching aircraft long before the planes were heard or seen my humans.

The top 109 highest mountains in the world are in Asia with 96 of them being in the Himalayas.

I haven’t been around much lately due to being sick as, on Thursday 28^th July I was that sick that my sister after talking to Tasha came and checked on me and rang for the ambos, I was taken to Belmont hospital and diagnosed with shingles, on my scalp and in my let eye.

I was on medication for a week and in general feel better, however, I am still in a lot of pain and my eye waters a lot when trying to use computer or watch TV.

On the Wednesday 3^rd we had a skip bin dropped off and workmen turn up to start work on the ceiling, not the roof as yet. They were surprised to see us here as usally the tennet has been moved to other accomation while the work is done.

Tasha rang the DoH about emergency accomation and they are looking into it. I am not keen on being in a motel alone with no help day after day.

Friday saw me venture out of the house for my first Covid booster shot.

I hope to be back blogging as usual soon.

Had a good night sleep waking at 6.10am. Tim got up and helped me with breakfast.

I am having a rough day but yet I managed to do some stuff and get out of my armchair on my own, not easy but I do it.

Kelli here to settle me down and she also shaved my legs for me.

Awake and up earlier then I wanted but I had a good nights sleep.

Not as cold today but I am shaking a bloody lot.

Tim home at around 11ish there was an incident on his bus a lady fell over when he had to brake suddenly. He was here for a couple of hours.

Leo arrived this afternoon with his laptop bag saying he was leaving home and was going to live here, when asked about clothes he said he will go to a neighbours for clothes meaning of course his mum’s house.

JEANNIE’S BIRTHDAY

After a restless start I had a good nights sleep but have been awake since 4.15am. Tim up and left for work by 5.30 himself.

Another bloody hard day with pain and shaking but I managed to cope on my own.

Tasha at last checked the P O Box and there was a bloody lot of mail. Including the hearing aid parts and a gift of 2 pillowcases from a pen friend.

A mostly good night although at 3am I needed to pee and afterwards found it hard to settle again. Tim got angry with me because I was both disturbing him and needing his help. He started to say he was tired and I snapped saying I didn’t want to hear it and didn’t need his attitude and he could just fuck off.

Tim was fine when he got up, he left for work at 11am.

A restless day with pain but I am coping.

Tash was suppose to be here at 2.30 to help me so I got in the shower to have a rinse off and she didn’t show. I tried to ring her but was shaking so much I rang Kathy instead. She rang Tash who turned up in a foul mood and couldn’t get why I was in a state. I tried telling her a simple text letting me know she would be latter would have helped. We ended up having a argument, but we were good by bedtime.

A decent nights sleep, up at 4.45am.

Another hard day, Dave & Sandy came over to check on me. Tasha turned up while their where here but didn’t speak to them.

What a morning Tasha arrived in a right mood yelling at because of a text Kelli sent her about how she feels Tasha isn’t caring for me as well as she could. Tasha kicked stuff and punched the cupboard doors. Both Tum and Leo got up and Leo told her to take a breath and try to calm down a bit.

Tim and Tasha had words and after an hour or so she calmed down and things were sorted more or less. I pointed out at lest people care about me.

Tasha has been more attentive today.

A hard start to the day, couldn’t dress myself but even though it is Saturday Tasha came and helped.

Not doing much today no motivation or concentration so just watched TV and dozed on and off.

Well here is this weeks giant of the past and it is the good old Tassie Tiger.

The Tasmanian Tiger was the world’s largest known meat-eating marsupial.

The last Tassie Tiger died in a Hobart zoo in 1936.

There are those who believe they still exist, if they do they are bloody good at hiding

Here are this weeks facts………..

As a teenager Mark Twain real name Samuel Clemens worked on a riverboat where the shout “mark twain” meant that the wateer had reached the second mark on a stick and was therefore deep enough for the big boat to proceed.

In January 2000, Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas was awarded $780,000 by a jury after breaking her ankwell here is le tripping over a toddler who was running amok inside a shop. The owners of the store were understandingly shocked as the child was Mrs Robertson’s own son.

The word “assassination” was invented by Shakespeare.

A shrew can starve to death if they don’t eat every two hours.

In the eleventh century, Benedict IX was Pope at eleven years of age.

Another good night and cold morning but no rain thankfully.

Having tinned fruit for a bit as fresh fruit is expensive.

Kathy and Summer arrived at 8ish I wasn’t expecting them so early but it is good.

Tim cut my hair and then Kathy showered me.

Tim also whipper snipped Tasha’s yard for her.

Slept straight through the night woke to pee at 3.35 but went back to sleep till 5.30 when I got up.

Didn’t have a full wash as Tim needed the bathroom. However, because Tim was out of bed he was able to help me make breakfast.

At midday I walked into the kitchen to find the ceiling leaking again in a different spot, I doubt there is anything to be done but I rang the DoH and reported it.

Kelli putting me to bed.

Had another good night woke at 4.15 to pee, tried to go back to bed but was awake,so I got up.

No rain this morning which is good.

Tim home by 12.30 another spilt shift,he leaves again at 3.45pm. He rang the DoH about blocked drain in the driveway and a neighbour who washes the dirt in her carport into the drain. He also told our area manager that the roof is leaking.

Tasha put her wet laundry into our dryer and I let Leo take it out once dried and when she walked in and saw it she cracked the shits and carried on. I don’t need that.

Had a decent enough sleep last night after a restless start.

Tim up early 5.40am as he has an early start. He was home by 11.30 for 3hrs due to a split shift.

Tasha bought me some bubblegum flavoured fudge, never had it before, but it is nice.

Had a shocking night due to diarrhoea and needing to have a shower afterwards as I am unable to wipe my bum.

Tim up at 5.25am and off to work by 5.50am.

By 8am I started to feel better, rescheduled my podiatry appointment for the 16^th August at Midday.

Last night was ok slept well,Tim up at 4.30am for work but should be home by 3pm.

I have a 11am doctors appointment, Sandy is going to drive me there and Tasha will meet me there and bring me home. At around 9am the doctor’s rang about my appointment, in short it has been cancelled which is fine by me as it is too wet to go out.

Been a shocking day shaking wise partly I think because of the cold.

Managed a reasonable nights sleep woke at 3.30am with diarrhoea again, very frustrating.

The girls are not coming today as Micheal isn’t at work.

Thankfully no rain today.

Saw Kelli when she dropped off Blain.

Fine all day but the diarrhoea returned at 7pm, by 8.30 I was ok and went to bed.

After going to bed at 8.30 I slept till 6am. Another bloody cold morning.

Shaking a bloody lot, Tim doesn’t want to continue with the new medication. He maybe right as I not doing good.

Kathy was in a rushed mood which didn’t help my mood. When Tasha arrived with the shopping she was also in a rushed mood.

Tim took Tasha’s cans into return and earn for her.

After going to bed at 8.30 I slept till 6am. Another bloody cold morning.

Shaking a bloody lot, Tim doesn’t want to continue with the new medication. He maybe right as I not doing good.

Kathy was in a rushed mood which didn’t help my mood. When Tasha arrived with the shopping she was also in a rushed mood.

Tim took Tasha’s cans into return and earn for her.

Another good night and cold morning but no rain thankfully.

Having tinned fruit for a bit as fresh fruit is expensive.

Kathy and Summer arrived at 8ish I wasn’t expecting them so early but it is good.

Tim cut my hair and then Kathy showered me.

Tim also whipper snipped Tasha’s yard for her.

Slept straight through the night woke to pee at 3.35 but went back to sleep till 5.30 when I got up.

Didn’t have a full wash as Tim needed the bathroom. However, because Tim was out of bed he was able to help me make breakfast.

At midday I walked into the kitchen to find the ceiling leaking again in a different spot, I doubt there is anything to be done but I rang the DoH and reported it.

Kelli putting me to bed.

Had another good night woke at 4.15 to pee, tried to go back to bed but was awake,so I got up.

No rain this morning which is good.

Tim home by 12.30 another spilt shift,he leaves again at 3.45pm. He rang the DoH about blocked drain in the driveway and a neighbour who washes the dirt in her carport into the drain. He also told our area manager that the roof is leaking.

Tasha put her wet laundry into our dryer and I let Leo take it out once dried and when she walked in and saw it she cracked the shits and carried on. I don’t need that.

Had a decent enough sleep last night after a restless start.

Tim up early 5.40am as he has an early start. He was home by 11.30 for 3hrs due to a split shift.

Tasha bought me some bubblegum flavoured fudge, never had it before, but it is nice.

Had a shocking night due to diarrhoea and needing to have a shower afterwards as I am unable to wipe my bum.

Tim up at 5.25am and off to work by 5.50am.

By 8am I started to feel better, rescheduled my podiatry appointment for the 16^th August at Midday.

Last night was ok slept well,Tim up at 4.30am for work but should be home by 3pm.

I have a 11am doctors appointment, Sandy is going to drive me there and Tasha will meet me there and bring me home. At around 9am the doctor’s rang about my appointment, in short it has been cancelled which is fine by me as it is too wet to go out.

Been a shocking day shaking wise partly I think because of the cold.

Managed a reasonable nights sleep woke at 3.30am with diarrhoea again, very frustrating.

The girls are not coming today as Micheal isn’t at work.

Thankfully no rain today.

Saw Kelli when she dropped off Blain.

Fine all day but the diarrhoea returned at 7pm, by 8.30 I was ok and went to bed.

After going to bed at 8.30 I slept till 6am. Another bloody cold morning.

Shaking a bloody lot, Tim doesn’t want to continue with the new medication. He maybe right as I not doing good.

Kathy was in a rushed mood which didn’t help my mood. When Tasha arrived with the shopping she was also in a rushed mood.

Tim took Tasha’s cans into return and earn for her.

After going to bed at 8.30 I slept till 6am. Another bloody cold morning.

Shaking a bloody lot, Tim doesn’t want to continue with the new medication. He maybe right as I not doing good.

Kathy was in a rushed mood which didn’t help my mood. When Tasha arrived with the shopping she was also in a rushed mood.

Tim took Tasha’s cans into return and earn for her.

Count On Me, My Friend

© Joydip Dutt More By Joydip Dutt

Published: October 6, 2021

When the world weighs you down
When unfavorable situations make you frown
Count on me, my friend

When the world gives you trouble
When your agonies seem to have doubled
Count on me, my friend

When everything around is a mess
When you can’t handle so much stress
Count on me, my friend

When everything seems to fall apart
When someone has broken your heart
Count on me, my friend

When you need someone to hug you tight
When you need someone to say, “Everything will be all right,”
Count on me, my friend

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/count-on-me-my-friend

Guess what it is time for extreme creatures giants of the past post for this week, this week it is the Giant Kangaroo…….

The giant short-faced kangaroo was about the same height as a red kangaroo but more then twice as heavy. Instead of a graceful snout, it had a thick flat face and long arms for pulling down branches to eat leaves.

Its extinction may have been due to climate shifts during the Pleistocene, or to human hunting. Those who support the hypothesis of a human-mediated extinction process cite that the arrival of humans to continental Australia occurred around the same time as the disappearance of this species.

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